Define copyright under copyright act 1957

Central Government Act Section 14 in the Copyright Act, 1957 1[14.
Meaning of copyright.—For the purposes of this Act, “copyright” means the exclusive right subject to the provisions of this Act, to do or authorise the doing of any of the following acts in respect of a work or any substantial part thereof, namely:—1[14.

A law called the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, was passed; it went into effect in January 1958 and has since undergone five revisions, in 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, and 1999.
The Copyright Act of 1957 was India’s first copyright law following independence, and six amendments have been made since then.